*BEGINNER FLASH USER* actionscripting question...

[thumpper1818]

I am building my first website using flash right now. I am having trouble adding an action to a button. I want to have a button that you click on and it links to your email. Please let me know if you know how to do this. Thank you!

-AC

[nunomira]

hi,
welcome to flashkit

Place the button on the stage, select it, open the properties panel (if it isn't already opened) and assign an instance name to the button, my_btn for example.

Click on the first frame of the main timeline and open the actions panel (F9).

Type:

code:

---

my_btn.onRelease = function()

{

getURL("mailto:someone@example.com");

};

---

[thumpper1818]

Thank you for you help...

When I do this I am having the same problem as before...

When I click on the active button, it opens up my web browser to my homepage, but does not open my email program...

Is there something that I am forgetting?

[nunomira]

I'd say there is a problem with setting your default email program...

I assure you that that's the way to do it and it works here.


What happens when you click an email link in an html page?
<a href="mailto:someone@domain.com">email</a>

[thumpper1818]

Its fixed!

Thank you so much!